5 electrocuted during Janmashtami procession in Hyderabad
The incident occurred at around 1.30 AM on Monday in Ramanthapur when the chariot with Lord Krishna's idol was being taken out in a procession, they said.
The vehicle, decorated as a chariot, ran out of fuel, and nine people were pushing it.
At that time, a snapped cable wire fell on the electric wires, which in turn touched the brass frame fitted around the deity on the vehicle, due to which five people were electrocuted, a senior police official told PTI, based on preliminary investigation.
Four others are hospitalised, the official said.
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